Portrait of two boys

B&W photographic print. 'Susu (Chuchu Yimlang) is a Chongli village just north of Mokokchung. Until they are fourteen or fifteen, boys of this and one or two other Chongli villages wear a net bag made of bark fibre, as in this photograph, instead of the more usual apron or "lengta".'


Date(s) of creation: [1918-1926]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004589
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Susu (Chuchu Yimlang) is a Chongli village just north of Mokokchung. Until they are fourteen or fifteen, boys of this and one or two other Chongli villages wear a net bag made of bark fibre, as in this photograph, instead of the more usual apron or "lengta".'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive